The ships are just flowing out of the printers at War Times Journal - now, there is a new line of ships: World War One ships in 1/1500, 1/1800, 1/2400, and 1/3000 scales! Check this link:
Just Germans for now, but soon the Royal Navy as well...
And, for more pics, see this great new blog: Red In The Morning
(Not my blog but go visit just the same!)
26 July 2014
16 July 2014
18 June 2014
Egyptian ships
After reading the books I received about ancient Egyptian ships, I was able to piece together a list of common building materials for the Pharaoh's navy:
Acacia
Sycamore
Cedar (red and white)
Also used, but much less often:
Cypress
Pine
Cedar, of course, would be imported from the Levant and was often used for funerary barges for the high-ranking citizens and royalty. I intend to paint up only a few ships in red cedar, and the rest in a more tan color. Masts, as another nifty detail, were often made of the same material as the hull.
Acacia
Sycamore
Cedar (red and white)
Also used, but much less often:
Cypress
Pine
Cedar, of course, would be imported from the Levant and was often used for funerary barges for the high-ranking citizens and royalty. I intend to paint up only a few ships in red cedar, and the rest in a more tan color. Masts, as another nifty detail, were often made of the same material as the hull.
10 June 2014
Langton news
Well, it is new to me, but at the Langton Notice page, it has been announced that there has been a price increase on many items, effective today. This is the first price change for more than three years, so it is not too surprising. I am not entirely sure what items are affected - it appears that the ancient naval line has yet to see the increase.
31 May 2014
Egyptian ship books...
Hmmm, long time no post! Hopefully, these will help me get back on track:
I was looking for information on the colors of ancient Egyptian ships, and came across these on Amazon. The book by Sintich is more about making models, and might not have much information on the colors of actual ships, but is very handy as it has plans for making scale ship models. Besides, it was only $2.28 with free shipping, so I could not pass on it! The Vinson books just arrived and I have yet to peruse it in depth.
The plan for my Bronze age ships is still as follows: paint them up as historically plausible as possible, and use them for both historical battles and in my fantasy Tékumel battles. No one, except the fine readers of this humble blog, will know the difference...
I was looking for information on the colors of ancient Egyptian ships, and came across these on Amazon. The book by Sintich is more about making models, and might not have much information on the colors of actual ships, but is very handy as it has plans for making scale ship models. Besides, it was only $2.28 with free shipping, so I could not pass on it! The Vinson books just arrived and I have yet to peruse it in depth.
The plan for my Bronze age ships is still as follows: paint them up as historically plausible as possible, and use them for both historical battles and in my fantasy Tékumel battles. No one, except the fine readers of this humble blog, will know the difference...
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